Compare towns
Tunbridge vs Randolph vs Jericho vs Cabot
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Tunbridge has the most people working from home (25.8%).
Randolph has the most renters (46.4% rent).
Jericho has the most expensive homes ($493k median).
Cabot has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Tunbridge | Randolph | Jericho | Cabot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,253Lowest |
2,007 |
5,114Highest |
1,579 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.1% VT: +2.8% |
+5.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.7±8.3 about the VT average |
50.5±7.7Highest 17% above VT |
49.7±5.1 15% above VT |
40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
| Randolph and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
11%±5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 20.9%±1.6 VT: 21.4% |
24.2%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Randolph and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.9% VT: 43.8% |
42.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
65.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
44.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2 VT: 7% |
7.3%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.6 VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Randolph and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $89,464±$26k 10% above VT |
$75,069±$11kLowest 8% below VT |
$116,923±$16kHighest 44% above VT |
$77,031±$16k 5% below VT |
| Jericho and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,300±$23k about the VT average |
$235,400±$25kLowest 26% below VT |
$493,100±$38kHighest 56% above VT |
$268,500±$77k 15% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,346±$128 9% above VT |
$1,095±$198Lowest 11% below VT |
$1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
$1,243±$354 about the VT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,645 8% below VT |
$4,507Lowest 11% below VT |
$7,318Highest 45% above VT |
$4,639 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 76.7%±100 VT: 48.4% |
54.3%±20.8 VT: 48.4% |
79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
14.1% VT: 10.1% |
0.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.2% VT: 73.2% |
53.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1942Lowest 34 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 31% above VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
26 min 10% above VT |
30 min 27% above VT |
| Work from home | 25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.7%±7.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.8%±6.4 VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #55 of 70 in VT | #6 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | First Branch Unified School District #82 | — | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.0 |
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VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.